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120708 Churchill Tundra Ponds
Day two of the 2012 University of Guelph/Ontario Universities Program in Field Biology course in Arctic Ecology. This was our first visit to the tundra where we sampled the pond and terrestrial environment. Many caddisflies (Trichoptera) in the water and air, and ants (Formicidae) und...

120718 - Arctic Ecology - Churchill Manitoba - Twin Lakes Fen 2 - Kelsey
The Fen 2
Twin Lakes Rd. (58.65780 -93.83183)
We arrived in the morning and the fog had just lifted however the clouds remained very low. This is the second fen site in my plant diversity project. Ideally I would have liked to go to a differe...

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120717 - Arctic Ecology - Churchill Manitoba - Welcome Sign - Kelsey
Welcome to Churchill Sign – south side of launch rd.
58.75809 -94.14488 (location of gigapan)
Today was a beautiful day. It was sunny with only light cloud cover and 13oC, not too cold just perfect. There were tree islands all around. Off in th...

-Sunny and warm (25°C) with minimal, thin, hazy clouds
-Light breeze (branches moving)
-This site was located just across and in ~ 10m from the footpath on the opposite side of the path from the previous bog site
-Biting flies (particularly mosquitoes and blackflies) worse in the bog compared to the Welcome sign site ...